Procession of the dead

Procession of the dead

They are various myths of processions of the dead, most related to the Wild Hunt. In Galicia and Asturias, it is known as Santa Compaña. The Benandanti in the Friuli participated to such processions.

In Hawaii, there are the Nightmarchers.


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